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Davis Bottom: Rare History, Valuable Lives

"Davis Bottom: Rare History, Valuable Lives" reveals the fascinating history of a working-class neighborhood established in Lexington after the Civil War. Davis Bottom is one of about a dozen ethnic enclaves settled primarily by African-American families who migrated to Lexington from the 1860s to the 1890s in search of jobs, security and opportunity. 

The documentary is part of the Kentucky Archaeology and Heritage Series, produced by Voyageur Media Group, Inc. for the Kentucky Archaeological Survey and the Kentucky Heritage Council. The series is distributed by Kentucky Educational Television (KET) to viewers, teachers and students throughout the state. Wednesday's advance screening, part of the first-ever Kentucky Archaeology Month activities, is free and open to the public.

Date:
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Location:
W T Young Library Auditorium

Invisible War--Documentary

Invisible War (2011), an Academy Award-nominated documentary, will be shown for free this Saturday morning, April 20, 2013,  at 10 AM at the Kentucky Theater.  This film documents the lives of women and men who have been sexually assaulted while serving in the U.S. military.  Several of the survivors have roots in Kentucky, and some of them will be at the screening to answer questions.  Come out, see the film, hear their stories.

 

Sponsored by UK Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, English, History, WRD (Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media), American Studies and the Center for research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW)

Date:
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Location:
Kentucky Theater, 214 E. Main St. Lexington KY

Invisible War--Documentary

Invisible War (2011), an Academy Award-nominated documentary, will be shown for free this Saturday morning, April 20, 2013,  at 10 AM at the Kentucky Theater.  This film documents the lives of women and men who have been sexually assaulted while serving in the U.S. military.  Several of the survivors have roots in Kentucky, and some of them will be at the screening to answer questions.  Come out, see the film, hear their stories.

 

Sponsored by UK Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, English, History, WRD (Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media), American Studies and the Center for research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW)

Date:
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Location:
Kentucky Theater, 214 E. Main St. Lexington KY

EGSO Conference

Everyone is invited to the English Graduate Student Organization (EGSO) Conference! 

8:00am - 8:45am Coffee & Pastry Welcome

8:45am - 10:00am Session 1: "Reading the Dickensian City"

10:15am - 11:30am Session 2A. "Examining Trauma: Representations in Film, Poetry, and Visual Literature"

Session 2B. “Post-Bellum, Pre-Harlem”

11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch at the Boone Center

1:00pm - 2:00pm Keynote, Dr. Leah Bayens - "The Consilience of Ecological Agrarianism" - Niles Gallery

2:15pm - 3:30pm Session 3: "Minds, Memories, and Publics, Medieval and Early Modern"

3:45pm - 5:00pm Session 4: "Stardom"



Post-conference pizza and drinks will be held at Pazzo's -- all are welcome!

 

Date:
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Location:
18th floor of Patterson Office Tower

Gurney Norman reads & signs "Ancient Creek"

Set in a fictional hill-domain resembling our own Appalachia, Ancient Creekfollows the struggles of native hill folk against colonialist invaders. The hero Jack, familiar from the Jack tale tradition, is the fugitive leader of the people's revolt and the nemesis of the King. Wounded survivors of the revolution find solace and healing on Ancient Creek where old Aunt Haze is the guiding spirit. This edition also includes essays about the story by Jim Wayne Miller, Kevin I. Eyster, Annalucia Accardo, and Dee Davis, founder of the Center for Rural Strategies, who will be joining Gurney at the event.

Location: 

882 E High St

Lexington , Kentucky 40502

Date:
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Location:
The Morris Book Shop